PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Duties and Responsibilities

• Foster a welcoming, inclusive, and family-friendly environment that honors racial justice, equity, and cultural relevance.
• Recruit and serve as the primary contact for parent and community programming and build strong, trusting relationships with parents, community members, and school staff.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage adult programming, workshops, and events that promote lifelong learning and community engagement aligned with high-quality teaching principles.
• Identify and generate opportunities for wrap-around supports, resources, and opportunities.
• Support parent participation with and support the SCS Leadership Team.
• Maintain accurate attendance records for all parent and community programming in Cityspan.
• Work with the school administration and staff to review and build programs based on appropriate data, including surveys, CIWP, etc.
• Aid parents in taking ownership of parts of the needs assessment and identifying opportunities for recruiting additional parent leaders.
• Engage parents in attending and leading professional development opportunities, including SCS professional development days and the SCS Summer Institute.
• Support the dissemination and publicity of school and community engagement successes to build community pride and transparency.
• Participate in regular meetings with the SCS Coordinator, school administration, LPA manager, and the SCS Team.

Desired Qualifications

• Effective communication and organizing skills.
• Experience in one or more of the following fields: Social work, community organizing, urban public education, project management, adult education, with education, training, or certification in at least one area.
• Ability to build relationships and organize people, resources, and programs that are rooted in equity and inclusion.
• Proven ability to develop, manage, and evaluate community-based programs for diverse constituencies.
• Knowledge/experience with the school and its community.
• Bilingual/bicultural in Spanish and English preferred.